MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
NOTE
Alwayschecktirepressurewhen
l
tiresarecold.
Warmtiresnormallyexceed
recommendedpressures.Don't
releaseairfromwarmtirestoadjust
thepressure.
l
Underinflationcancausereduced
fueleconomy,unevenand
l
Forward
acceleratedtirewear,andpoor
sealingofthetirebead,whichwill
deformthewheelandcause
separationoftirefromrim.
Also,inspectthemforunevenwearand
damage.Abnormalwearisusuallycaused
byoneoracombinationofthefollowing:
Overinflationcanproduceaharsh
ride,unevenandacceleratedtire
wear,andagreaterpossibilityof
damagefromroadhazards.
l
Incorrecttirepressure
l
Improperwheelalignment
l
Keepyourtirepressureatthecorrect
levels.Ifonefrequentlyneeds
inflating,haveitinspected.
Out-of-balancewheel
l
Severebraking
l
Afterrotation,inflatealltirepressuresto
specification(page10-6)andinspectthe
lugnutsfortightness.
qTireRotation
Toequalizetreadwear,rotatethetires
every12,000km(7,500miles)/8,000
*
CAUTION
km (5,000miles)orsoonerifirregular
weardevelops.Duringrotation,inspect
themforcorrectbalance.
Rotateunidirectionaltiresandradial
tiresthathaveanasymmetricaltread
patternorstudsonlyfromfronttorear,
notfromsidetoside.Tireperformance
willbeweakenedifrotatedfromsideto
side.
*
UniquedrivingconditionsforU.S.A.,
CanadaandPuertoRico
NOTE
Becauseyourvehicleisnotequipped
withasparetire,youcannotdoatire
rotationsafelywiththejackthatcomes
withyourvehicle.HaveanAuthorized
MazdaDealerperformtirerotation.
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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